P. v. Jordan
This case comes to us pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Having reviewed the record as required by Wende, we modify and affirm the judgment. We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124.)
While investigating a reported theft, Roseville Police Officer Jeremy Guess followed defendant Mark David Jordan’s car for about one-fourth of a mile. Defendant voluntarily pulled his car over and Officer Guess went to speak with him. Defendant was nervous and shaking. He gave Officer Guess his California identification card because his driver’s license had been suspended. Defendant consented to a vehicle search. In the trunk area of the car, Guess found a digital scale and two baggies containing cocaine. A canine officer conducted a search as well and found a third baggie containing cocaine underneath the casing around the gear shift. The total aggregate weight of the cocaine was over 27 grams. Defendant said he was taking the drugs to a buyer in the city who was going to take them to Las Vegas. Roseville Police Officer Jeff Kool testified as an expert and opined that, based on the quantity and the packaging, the drugs were possessed for sale.
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